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I live half a block away from the Telkom tower.

— Nickolaus Bauer, Dlala Nje

He [Ponte’s architect] spoke about it as his gigantic erection…

— Nickolaus Bauer, Dlala Nje

The apartheid government labelled Hillbrow a ‘grey’ area… Government was going to turn off the economic taps… Hillbrow became the poster child for urban decay… It [Ponte] was declared the first urban vertical slum in Africa…

— Nickolaus Bauer, Dlala Nje

Parents [living in Ponte] were understandably hesitant to let their children play… Initially it was just an arcade… But the kids were hella smart… the money were negligible [upon collection]…

— Nickolaus Bauer, Dlala Nje

Hillbrow is an example of the magnitude of opportunity that the City of Gold has to offer.